1wileyonlinelibrary.com www.particle-journal.com www. MaterialsViews.com Staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) in food samples can cause severe gastroenteritis even at low doses. Detection of SEs with a single assay would not only improve reliability and portability, but would also save time. In this paper, for the first time, a multiplexed gold-nanoparticle-based immunochromatographic (ICT) strip that allows the simultaneous detection of the five main SEs has been reported: SEA, SEB, SEC, SED, and SEE. Based on the sandwich immunoassay of each SE, a multiplexed ICT strip with five test lines is developed. Sensitive and specific paired monoclonal antibodies facilitate the detection, allowing for high sensitivity and good specificity. The portable biosensor platform can simultaneously detect SEA, SEB, SEC, SED, and SEE at concentrations as low as 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 1, and 5 ng mL −1 , respectively. The entire test can be performed within 15 min and requires no sophisticated instruments except a portable strip reader. To evaluate the multiplexed strip, naturally SEA and SEC contaminated milk samples and pure milk samples spiked with the five SEs are analyzed.reportedly the second most common foodborne illness in the world. [1d,3] Among the family of identified SEs, the classical SEs, including SEA, SEB, SEC, SED, and SEE, account for 95% of SFP, and are therefore a concern in many countries. [4] The high rates of SE-related food poisoning are related to the pervasiveness of S. aureus and poor implementation of good manufacturing practices, resulting in the rapid growth of S. aureus and the subsequent production of the SEs; moreover, SEs can remain stable throughout food processing, and can thus still cause illness after the S. aureus was inactivated. [5] Furthermore, as a superantigen, the SEs can cause illness even at very low levels. It is reported that people who consumed three or more cartons of SEA contaminated chocolate milk (432 ng in average) have a high attack rate (44